Amdur Productions

Specialties

For more than thirty years, Amdur Productions has crafted and curated a selection of the country’s most prestigious juried art festivals, including the Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival, Gold Coast Art Fair, and Port Clinton Art Festival. Founded by Amy Amdur in 1983, Amdur Productions attracts thousands of guests to explore and enjoy a showcase of artists’ work in a free and fun environment. Several of Amdur Productions’ festivals have been selected as Sunshine Artist magazine’s top 100 best fine art and design shows.

History

Established in 1983.

Based in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Amdur Productions is a nationally acclaimed arts production company whose mission and vision is to bring artists, communities and collectors together and to make art more accessible to everyone – art novices, enthusiasts and aficionados.

Artist Amy Amdur founded the Highland Park-​based production company in 1983, after successfully launching the Taste of Port Clinton Art Festival, which continues not only to be an Amdur Production client, but also to be one of the country’s most prestigious art fairs.

Today, Amdur Productions consists of 30 staff members, composed of eight full-​time staff, dozens of part-​time employees and several volunteers and interns who work together each year to bring more than 20 festivals together, in 12 cities and 3 states.

Meet the Business Owner

Amy A.

Business Owner

Upon graduating from Northwestern University, Amy Amdur worked for her father, a developer who created and constructed Port Clinton Square shopping center. In 1984, during construction of the plaza, Amdur was tasked with creating the plans for the grand opening. Her vision created lasting results, as she launched the Port Clinton Art Festival with 40 artists and thousands of visitors. Today the Port Clinton Art Festival ranks as one of the country’s most prestigious art fairs, according to Sunshine Artist Magazine. With a continued desire to make art available to the public, Amdur began to build her arts festival production company out of her home. In addition to a full-​time job, Amdur spent the majority of her time creating Amdur Productions. Upon the birth of her daughter, Amdur left her job and went into business full-​time for herself. Today, Amdur Productions has received national acclaim for having produced many of the country’s most prestigious juried art festivals.